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  • American Revolution

    American Revolution
    The american revolution lasted 8 years of battles.Grew from tension between residents of Great Britains 13 colonies.War with many battles including the French too.
  • Decleration of Independance

    Decleration of Independance
    Drafted by Thomas Jefferson during june.Nations most important documentof freedom.Expressed in the peoples point of view
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    Bought by Thomas Jefferson for $15 million in 1803.Doubled America 530 million acres of land.Bought from France for exploration purposes.
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    Military conflict that lasted for 2 and a half years.America vs. Great Britain and Ireland.Resolved much of Americas problems.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    Written by Henry Clay to find a solution to the conflict between north an south.Also it removed the fugitive slave act.It cept the south as part of the U.S.
  • Lincolns Election

    Lincolns Election
    Elected as the 16th president of the uU.S.Caused the south to secede from the union becaused they feared that he would abolish slavery.won war and reunited America.
  • Civil War

    Civil War
    War to determine the survival of the union ot the independance of the confederacy.Only seven states seceded the rest stayed loyal.tor Americain half.
  • Lee surrenders end of war

    Lee surrenders end of war
    lee the comander of the confederasy surrenders to the union. The reason is because of al the loss of men in all the battles.slavery closer to albolishment.
  • Lincoln's assasination

    Lincoln's assasination
    After winning the Civil was and uniting America.He went to the theater with his wife and got shot in the head.The killer wasJohn Wilkes Booth.
  • Reconstruction

    Reconstruction
    Following the civil warwanted to reunite americar completly.started by abolishing slaverfy and making america free as it is know.made america the freedom country.